Game, set, match. We took a vintage Tad Davis "Tam Flite Deluxe Professional" wood tennis racquet — gorgeous laminated bamboo handle, original cork-and-leather grip, red strings — and threaded the word "Ace" across the face in hand-knit turquoise yarn. A felted tennis ball nestled into the strings finishes the moment.

It's part sporting trophy, part folk-art love letter, and entirely one of a kind. Hang it in a tennis lover's mudroom, a club-inspired bar area, a boy's bedroom, or anywhere that could use a little wink of summer.

Pair with our "Play" Vintage Bancroft Bantam Wood Tennis Racquet for the ultimate courtside collection